Fireweed

Part of the excitement of the watercolor medium is when a painting surprises you with something that you didn’t see coming and you have to quickly decide whether to capitalize on it or wrestle it back into submission. Watercolorists call them happy accidents. While painting the foreground and establishing the sky and waves something completely different happened than what I had planned. What developed was the feeling of a calm salty evening with waves appearing out of the hazy sunset. At that point not wanting to ruin this watercolor I regrouped and stopped working on it for a bit. It then sat in my studio for months until one day if became clear what it needed. With a few brush strokes to develop the foreground, and the blossoms added to the fireweed, it was done.

Fireweed grows in various places here on the coast. One of my favorites is in the beach grass where it adds color and variety to the summer dunes.

This is one of those paintings that can really grow on you. It’s subtle and yet powerful at the same time.

Frame and Mat Options

We glaze all of our Limited and Open Edition Prints with Tru Vue Conservation Clear Glass which blocks up to 99% of UV light rays to protect against fading.
If you are interested in upgrading to Museum Glass, please call or email the gallery for a quote.

Frame Options - Malabar (Brown) & Cascade (Gray)

Mat Option 1 - Talc/Dark Shale

Mat Option 2 - Jet Black/Jet Black

Frame and Liner Options

We glaze all of our Limited and Open Edition Prints with Tru Vue Conservation Clear Glass which blocks up to 99% of UV light rays to protect against fading.
If you are interested in upgrading to Museum Glass, please call or email the gallery for a quote.

Natural Liner

Options
Natural 1 1/2"
Natural 1"

Black Liner

Options
Black 1 1/2"
Black 1"

White Liner

Options
White 1 1/2"
White 1"

Frame Options - Malabar (Brown) & Cascade (Gray)

Description

Part of the excitement of the watercolor medium is when a painting surprises you with something that you didn’t see coming and you quickly have to decide whether to capitalize on it or wrestle it back into submission. (Known as happy accidents to watercolorists.) While painting the foreground and establishing the sky and waves I had something completely unexpected happen. What developed was the feeling of a calm salty evening with waves appearing out of the hazy sunset. Later as I began to hesitate with uncertainty I stopped painting and it sat in the studio for months until one day if was clear what it needed. With a few brush strokes in the foreground the blossoms added to the Fireweed and it was done.

Fireweed grows in various places here on the coast. One of my favorites is in the beach grass where it adds color and variety to the summer dunes.